From left to right, delegate Ken Plum, supervisor Catherine Hudgins, and school board member Stu Gibson. Photo courtesy Stu Gibson.
To late to halt proposed boundary changes, the Washington Examiner brings news of a petition calling for a recall election in the Hunter Mill school board race. Christine Arakelian, Stu Gibson’s challenger claims he “Illegally leaked information regarding her sons autism.”
The Virgina Board of Education found these claims true. Gibson rejects them saying “I never requested her student’s record,” and that Arakelian asked what could be done about her sons “double giftedness,” which apparently means he’s retarded (or to be politically correct, “learning disabled”) in some subjects, and excels in others. The information that Arakelian gave him was later reprinted in a newspaper article, and PTA newsletter.
A Google search revealed no other information about this petition. But that doesn’t spell an end to his troubles. All arguments his lawyer made in his support have been deemed “baseless” by the Virginia Board of Education, and potentially opens him up to federal investigation.
In liberal Fairfax County it seemed odd that parents where so quick to not want their kids to attended a “Socio-economic diversity experiment.” But apparently they’re also concerned that being in the South Lakes district will harm they’re real estate values. Now that it seems money is the issue, no wonder they’re fighting so hard.
And thanks to the Restonian blog for bringing this article to our attention.
December 19th, 2007 at 2:28 am
I do not see where in the article it said that her son is autistic. That might be because he isn’t. Nor is he retarded. I’ve heard that his problem is handwriting. That’s it. A gifted child who can’t write well and needs a computer. His disability is PHYSICAL, having nothing to do with how smart he is. That’s what TWICE EXCEPTIONAL is all about, gifted kids who are also disabled in some way.
Surely you’ve heard of Stephen Hawkings? He is an excellent example of a twice exceptional human being, brilliant, yet disabled.
Stu Gibson has been found to be in violation of the law by the state Board of education and by the federal department of education, yet he continues to violate the law. Putting it all together, a recall may the least of the worries for this department of Justice attorney.